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Island of Banda neira


The Dutch presence began in the year 1599.
When will come the time that will form my happiness?
When will the bell strike the hour?
The moment I will see again the shores of my country,
The bosom of my family that I love and bless.


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Suicide note etched into a pane of glass in a window at the V.O.C. Governor's Palace in Banda Neira. 
Note de suicide gravée dans une plaque de verre dans une fenêtre du Palais du Gouverneur à Banda Neira.
Charles Rumpley, 1 Septembre, 1831

Quand reviendra-t-il le Temps qui formera mon bonheur?
Quand frappera la cloche qui va 
sonner l’heure,
Le Moment que je reverrai les bords 

de ma Patrie,
Le Sein de ma famille que j’aime et que je bénis?


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